Briefing 30-08-2022

Tigers face Afghans today in Asia Cup

Bangladesh vowed to make a winning start to their T20 Asia Cup journey when they take on Afghanistan in their opening match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today (Tuesday). The match which starts at 8pm (Bangladesh time) will be aired live on Bangladesh Television (BTV), T Sports and Nagorik Television. Page 15

Stocks stay afloat amid profit-taking

The stock market managed to stay afloat on Monday, after witnessing high volatility, as investors opted to lock in profit from the recent price surge. The market opened higher and the key equity index rose about 40 points within the first two hours of trading, but the rest of the session wiped out most of the early gains amid profit-booking tendency among investors. Page 9

International aid reaches Pakistan

International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by "monster monsoons" that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer. Page 17

Five cos to use BR optical fibre network

Two telecom operators and three NTTN-licensed companies are set to lease the optical fibre network of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) for improving their respective bandwidth capacity as well as help increase earnings of the state-owned train operator. Page 20